News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-21
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HE WAS CALM.
The Man Who Was Out in a Dakota
Cyclone.
From the Dakota BelI.l


A well-known resident of Sioux Falls
was out driving in the country one day
last week. While coming back, and
when about four miles from the city a
| heavy wind came up. To the we'll
known resident it looked cycionish, and
he drove up to the first house. He went
IN and found three OF four ladies, who
were alone in the house and somewhat
frightened.
'There is no danger, ladies, no dan
ger, L assure you. Simply straight
wind-no cyclone. Keep cool. By the
way-er-is there cellar under the
house2"
eyes, SIR
"Um!-that is good. No danger,
though, as | said. Pray keep calm and
it viii be over directly. Where-where
did you say the cellar door was?"
lover there in the corner
''Ah, yes, thanks-this one. Yes, I'll
open it-might as well be open as shut,
you know. There will be no need of
going down. however. Simply little
thunder shower accompanied by wind. I"
''Were not very much frightened.
''Of course not-that's right; neither
am /. Just then the house began to
shake and the limb of tree scratched
against the window. "Don't be at all
alarmed, ladies, you keep right still.
Good cellar, [ suppose" he added. peer
ing down.
EYes.'
Here a board blew off the fence and
slapped against the side of the house.
''Im going down moment, ladies,
don't be frightened; the house is safe"
and he shot down the stairs, slipped off
broken step toward the bottom and
landed in Il box of eggs. "Stay right
where you are, ladies, he shouted from
the cellar; sit is about all over now."
Just then the wind blew open the out
side cellar door and an empty barrel
rolled down.
"Great-oh, nothing at all!' howled
the man, as he leaped over to the other
side of the cellar, ''try and be calm,
ladies. This wind will purify the at
mosphere. You aren't scared much, 1
hope?"
ooh, no, not much"
"That's right; keep up your courage
ladies are usually so easily frightened.
Say, as he tried to dig the sand, which
was blowing in out Of his eyes, and step
ped in crock of butter, ''say, would
one of you mind going o-ound and shut
ting that outside doorl"
eve will when itstops blowing q lit
tie"
Then an empty box tipped over and
rolled down the stairway, the wind roar
ed louder than ever, and there was q
sharp clap of thunder.
''Be calm, ladies, try and be calm for
your own sakes Oh great heavens
it's going, it's going !" he e -oaned as he
crouched III one corner in box of glass
fruit cans and thought he saw one cor
ner of the house raise little. ooh, |!
good Lord, I'm lost its going sure
Keep cool, ladies, there is no danger
For Heavens sake see that corner flop
up Be calm, ladies, simply a little
furry of wind! Oh, I'd give thousand
dollars to be out of thisl' and he dug
his feet into the box and broke two cans
of strawberries. CRY and bear up, la
dies It Will soon be over Oh, if ever
get ont alive I'll leave this blasted coun-
try Good gracious, ladies, when are you
going to shut that door? Be calm! Be
calm But shut that door!'
"Mollie has gone out to shut it now
the wind is all over, replied one of the
ladies.
eyes, it's all over, know" replied
the man, cautiously coming to the foot
of the stairs, 81 told you it soon would
be. You see, there was no reason for
becoming SO alarmed. But you ladies
always will, )" he added as he came on up
and peered out the corner of q window.
81 don't doubt that you would have
been still more scared if 1 had not hap
pened along and made you understand
there was really no danger"
Then he went out and started for
town. But just before he got there
the man who lived at the house having
arrived home meantime, overlook him
riding big white horse, and made him
pay s. for the butter he spoiled and
$3.50 for the fruit and rs cents for the
eggs, and took a five-dollar bill and said
he didn't have any change and rode off
with IL